OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Analysis shows power outages cost US electricity customers billions * Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have provided the first comprehensive analysis of the specific costs of power outages to local customers across the nation. It found that the average yearly cost of major outages topped $67 billion over the past seven years. The total annual burden on customers rose more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter Calls for State Department to Bring Americans Stuck in the Middle East Home * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the State Department to help stranded Americans leave the Middle East and return to the United States. "No one should be left stranded in a time of crisis. The war in Iran is a terrifying situation for citizens abroad, and th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * DEMOCRATS' DHS SHUTDOWN: BY THE NUMBERS * WASHINGTON -Thanks to the ongoing Democrat shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA operations are disrupted following a historic season of winter storms on the East Coast, TSA agents are working another week without pay, the Secret Service is going unfunded while another armed attempt was made recently on President Trump's life, and our nation witnessed an act of terrorism in Texas over the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * DEMOCRATS' DHS SHUTDOWN: BY THE NUMBERS * WASHINGTON -Thanks to the ongoing Democrat shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA operations are disrupted following a historic season of winter storms on the East Coast, TSA agents are working another week without pay, the Secret Service is going unfunded while another armed attempt was made recently on President Trump's life, and our nation witnessed an act of terrorism in more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * GT 255: ICBM Test Launch Verifies Multiple Reentry Vehicle and System Reliability * BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with two test re-entry vehicles March 3, at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This launch, designated GT 255, was scheduled years ago, and is not in resp more PR

BROWNWOOD, Texas, March 4 -- Howard Payne University posted the following news: * * * HPU speech and debate earns honors at tournament * BROWNWOOD - March 4, 2026 - Howard Payne University's Student Speaker Bureau speech and debate team competed recently at the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association Spring Championship tournament, held at Texas State University in San Marcos, bringing home significant awards. In his tournament debut on the HPU debate team, freshman Adriaan Lafferty, Guy D. Newman Honors Academy and jurisprudence major more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy on Susan Rice's calls for political retribution: "I can't think of a more irresponsible statement for somebody to make" * Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today condemned Susan Rice, a former advisor to Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, for her recent remarks calling for political retribution against President Trump's supporters in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor. Key excerpts of the speech  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Boozman, colleagues to Interior Sec. Burgum: Declining duck population hurts Louisiana hunting season, economy * WASHINGTON - Following the end of the 2025-26 duck hunting season, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) and five Republican colleagues in encouraging Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to continue working to combat declines in North America's waterfowl population. The current downturn, caused in lar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Rep. Bennie Thompson for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says Thompson is a steadfast champion for federal employees KILLEEN, Texas - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Bennie Thompson for reelection to the U.S. House representing Mississippi's 2 nd Congressional District in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary i more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * PBS KIDS Celebrates Amazing People & Places Across the U.S. with New Content to Mark America's 250th * Beginning in May, sweeping PBS KIDS Across America initiative features new series, specials, shorts, and playlists - from The Jim Henson Company's WOWSABOUT and GBH's AMERICA'S AWESOME KIDS to CITY ISLAND: USA!, XAVIER RIDDLE CELEBRATES AMERICAN HEROES, and more Arlington, VA, March 4, 2026 - PBS KIDS invites kids and families to come along  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Blasts Trump's ICE Attacks for Traumatizing Children, Urges Children be Centered in Policymaking * Pressley Has Led Efforts in Congress to Address Childhood Trauma, Championed Policies to Support Child Health, Education, Safety Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fighting to Bring Detained Neighbors Home Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - During today's House Oversight Committee heari more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats Must End Reckless DHS Shutdown and Put Americans' Security First * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) to discuss President Trump's leadership to prevent a nuclear Iran, honor service members who made the ulti more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats Must End Reckless DHS Shutdown and Put Americans' Security First * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) to discuss President Trump's leadership to prevent a nuclear Iran, honor service members who made the ult more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Statement on Democrat DHS Shutdown * WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement on the Democrat Department of Homeland Security shutdown: "Regarding the Democrat DHS shutdown, the time has come to make a few things clear: "It is inexcusable that Democrats continue to shut down the American government over and over, hurting American citizens and jeopardizing the security of our homeland  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Peace Isn't Secured Through Appeasement or Pallets of Cash, Peace Is Secured Through Strength * WASHINGTON -This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed the early success of Operation Epic Fury and stressed the need for Congress to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security amid warnings oflone wolf and sleeper cell attacks on the homeland. "As members o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Peace Isn't Secured Through Appeasement or Pallets of Cash, Peace Is Secured Through Strength * WASHINGTON -This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed the early success of Operation Epic Fury and stressed the need for Congress to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security amid warnings of lone wolf and sleeper cell attacks on the homeland. "As members of this body, ou more PR